I need thy presence
Every passing hour;
What but thy grace
Can foil the tempter’s power?
Who like thyself
My guide and stay can be?
Through cloud and sunshine
Oh, abide with me.
by William Monk, Abide With Me” (1861)

Abide in Me (John 15:7)
Recently someone sent me a very meaningful sympathy card following my Mother’s funeral that comforted my heart. The card merely contained the words to the great hymn
Abide with me,
Fast falls the eventide.
The darkness deepens;
Lord, with me abide.
When other
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Paul wrote: "Do all things without murmuring or complaining ?" Pretty tall order isn’t it ? This sermons deals with "Containing our Complaining"

“CONTAINING OUR COMPLAINING”
Phil. 2:14, Deut. 1:26-38
On the seventh day God rested....and on the 8 th day God started answering complaints.
A man dreamed of joining a monastery. His goal in life was to become a monk. So one day he went to a monastery and talked to the head monk and said,
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Peter explains how we should live as aliens and strangers in this world

Aliens and Strangers
Text: 1 Peter 2:11-25
Introduction
As a member of the US Army serving in Germany, I’m an alien and a transient here, I take my identity and my mission from another place
Proposition: As citizens of heaven we are aliens and transients here on earth we also take our
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Introduction:
A man dreamed of joining a monastery. His goal in life was to become a monk. So one day he went to a monastery and talked to the head monk and said, “What do I need to do to join.” Was told that it was more difficult that what he thought. In our monastery monks are only allowed to
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This sermon discusses the the need for Christians to make integrity the foundation of their lives.

The Belt of Truth
Ephesians 6:11-14, Rom 16:20, John 3:21
March 5, 2004
I. There is one thing that I believe all Christians want, we all wish we could be all that God wants us to be.
A. At the very least I believe that people want to have peace with themselves, and whether we
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Mark 8:31-38
“Sometimes We Think WE Know Better Than The Lord”
by: Rev. Ken Sauer, Pastor of Grace UMC, Soddy Daisy, TN www.graceumcsd.org
History is filled with examples of women and men who, by throwing away their lives, gained life eternal.
Late in the 4th Century there was a
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This sermon exposits Eph 4.1-6 contending that in view of their salvation the Ephesians are to zealously contend for the unity within the body.

Ephesians 4:1-6 (Zeal for Peace)
Introduction
Tradition claims that Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchure is built over the cave in which Christ is said to have been buried. In July 2002 the church became the scene of ugly fighting between the monks who run it. The conflict began when a
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We can love our neighbor as ourself by following the golden rule and the Jesus rule.

Greatest Commandment Series David Owens
Sermon #4: “Love Your Neighbor as Yourself” 10.12.03
Text: Matthew 22:34-40
Introduction:
A. Four Sundays ago I began the sermon with these words: “This is perhaps the most important sermon I will ever preach.”
1. I was serious when I said
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R-E-S-P-E-C-T
A Little Respect Can Go A Long Way
“Attitude” Series
I. Introduction
A disgruntled old man sat in a rocking chair on the front walk of his business. He owned one of those mom and pop grocery stores on the corner in a small town. As he rocked back and forth, he watched the
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BITTER BONES AND ANGRY EYEBROWS
EPHESIANS 4:30-32
INTRODUCTION… E. Stanley Jones, Reader’s Digest, December 1981
A rattlesnake, if cornered, will sometimes become so angry it will bite itself. That is exactly what the harboring of hate and resentment against others is—a biting of oneself. We
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We are going to look to God’s Word today concerning false teachers and see what our responsibilities are

False Teachers
Deuteronomy 13:1-3
INTRODUCTION:
We are going to look to God’s Word today concerning false teachers and see what our responsibilities are:
I. RECOGNIZE DECEPTION
Deuteronomy 13:1 “If there arises among you a prophet or a dreamer of dreams, and he gives you a sign or a
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this meeagse talks about anger and bitterness and the need to get rid of it.

Text. Eph 4:30-32.
Intro: E Stanley Jones, Readers Digest Dec 1981.
A rattlesnake, if cornered will sometimes become so angry it will bite itself. That is exactly what the harboring of hate and resentment against others is-a biting of oneself. We think that we are harming others in holding these
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Iliff and Saltillo UM Churches
October 2, 2005
Dr. Marilyn S. Murphree
“Justification: So? What Does it Mean?”
Romans 5:1-8
INTRODUCTION:
Our great plans for our life look so easy to carry out. We might “read the directions” but sometimes things just don’t go as planned. We try one
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Justification--how Christ’s work on the cross has put us in right standing with God. It is by faith and not by works.

Iliff and Saltillo UM Churches
July 13, 2003
Lessons from the Cross
Romans 5:1-8
INTRODUCTION:
ILLUSTRATION: The other morning I was going to make some Grandes Orange Cinnamon rolls. The cans are supposed to be easy to open. You just peal the label off and insert a spoon and the can
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